Video Quality Report — Vcr Direct Capture Comparisons
10 analog video captures — normalized to common brightness & saturation —
evaluated on 9 no-reference quality metrics.
Metric Guide
Sharpness higher Laplacian variance — blur vs. sharpness
Edge Strength higher Sobel gradient — edge definition
Blocking ~1.0 8x8 DCT boundary ratio
Detail higher Local variance — micro-detail
Texture Q higher Structure/noise ratio — detail quality
Ringing lower Edge overshoot / haloing — retained despite high sharpness correlation; reflects a distinct analog artifact (VCR sharpness circuits, aperture correction) that varies independently across hardware
Temporal lower Frame-to-frame diff — flicker
Colorfulness higher Hasler-Süsstrunk — color vibrancy
Naturalness higher MSCN kurtosis — natural signal statistics
Overall Composite Ranking
Average rank across all 9 metrics (1 = best per metric). Lower average rank = better overall quality.
9-Metric Radar Comparison
All metrics on 0–100 quality scale (higher = better on all axes). Click legend to toggle. Top 5 shown by default.
Detailed Heatmap — All Metrics
Clip Avg Rank
Sharp Edge Block Detail TexQ Ring Temp Color Natur
Ranked by average rank across all metrics (lower = better). Cell color: green = good, red = poor. Raw metric values shown. Click any column header to sort.
Individual Metric Rankings
Visual Metric Comparisons
For each metric, a strong example frame from the best-scoring clip (near its 90th percentile)
is shown. All clips are shown at the same frame number for direct comparison. Click any image to enlarge.
Sharpness (higher = better) — Frame 163 (p90 in ds555tbc0_dnrOff)
#1 ds555tbc1_dnrOn
Sharpness: 0.005883
#2 ds555tbc0_dnrOff
Sharpness: 0.005843
#3 ds555tbc1_dnrOff
Sharpness: 0.005751
#4 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On
Sharpness: 0.004488
#5 mitsutbc1
Sharpness: 0.004473
#6 ag1980tbc0
Sharpness: 0.004427
#7 mitsutbc0
Sharpness: 0.004329
#8 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off
Sharpness: 0.004262
#9 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off
Sharpness: 0.003360
#10 ag1980tbc1
Sharpness: 0.003002
Edge Strength (higher = better) — Frame 177 (p90 in ds555tbc0_dnrOff)
#1 ds555tbc0_dnrOff
Edge Strength: 0.261564
#2 ds555tbc1_dnrOff
Edge Strength: 0.261527
#3 ds555tbc1_dnrOn
Edge Strength: 0.252118
#4 mitsutbc1
Edge Strength: 0.246564
#5 mitsutbc0
Edge Strength: 0.244127
#6 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off
Edge Strength: 0.242446
#7 ag1980tbc0
Edge Strength: 0.241471
#8 ag1980tbc1
Edge Strength: 0.237640
#9 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On
Edge Strength: 0.230758
#10 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off
Edge Strength: 0.210332
Blocking (closer to 1.0 = better) — Frame 223 (p90 in ag1980tbc0)
#1 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off
Blocking: 1.075128
#2 ag1980tbc1
Blocking: 1.078689
#3 ds555tbc0_dnrOff
Blocking: 1.091971
#4 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On
Blocking: 1.099044
#5 ag1980tbc0
Blocking: 1.102936
#6 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off
Blocking: 1.106340
#7 mitsutbc1
Blocking: 1.106828
#8 mitsutbc0
Blocking: 1.113942
#9 ds555tbc1_dnrOff
Blocking: 1.144898
#10 ds555tbc1_dnrOn
Blocking: 1.201654
Detail (higher = better) — Frame 198 (p90 in ds555tbc1_dnrOff)
#1 mitsutbc1
Detail: 0.003459
#2 ds555tbc0_dnrOff
Detail: 0.003405
#3 mitsutbc0
Detail: 0.003394
#4 ds555tbc1_dnrOff
Detail: 0.003327
#5 ds555tbc1_dnrOn
Detail: 0.003197
#6 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off
Detail: 0.003193
#7 ag1980tbc1
Detail: 0.003133
#8 ag1980tbc0
Detail: 0.002989
#9 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On
Detail: 0.002897
#10 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off
Detail: 0.002390
Texture Q (higher = better) — Frame 263 (p90 in jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off)
#1 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off
Texture Q: 0.909414
#2 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On
Texture Q: 0.905131
#3 ag1980tbc1
Texture Q: 0.898537
#4 ds555tbc1_dnrOn
Texture Q: 0.883876
#5 mitsutbc1
Texture Q: 0.881430
#6 ag1980tbc0
Texture Q: 0.878564
#7 mitsutbc0
Texture Q: 0.872083
#8 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off
Texture Q: 0.869183
#9 ds555tbc1_dnrOff
Texture Q: 0.837165
#10 ds555tbc0_dnrOff
Texture Q: 0.832308
Ringing (lower = better) — Frame 408 (p90 in ag1980tbc1)
#1 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off
Ringing: 0.052495
#2 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off
Ringing: 0.055977
#3 mitsutbc1
Ringing: 0.056128
#4 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On
Ringing: 0.056576
#5 mitsutbc0
Ringing: 0.057540
#6 ag1980tbc0
Ringing: 0.058846
#7 ag1980tbc1
Ringing: 0.059822
#8 ds555tbc0_dnrOff
Ringing: 0.060756
#9 ds555tbc1_dnrOn
Ringing: 0.060964
#10 ds555tbc1_dnrOff
Ringing: 0.062445
Temporal (lower = better) — Frame 137 (p90 in jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off)
#1 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off
Temporal: 0.063581
#2 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off
Temporal: 0.064504
#3 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On
Temporal: 0.069469
#4 ds555tbc1_dnrOn
Temporal: 0.069748
#5 ag1980tbc0
Temporal: 0.069765
#6 ag1980tbc1
Temporal: 0.070500
#7 mitsutbc1
Temporal: 0.070780
#8 mitsutbc0
Temporal: 0.071312
#9 ds555tbc0_dnrOff
Temporal: 0.074131
#10 ds555tbc1_dnrOff
Temporal: 0.074420
Colorfulness (higher = better) — Frame 51 (p90 in jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off)
#1 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off
Colorfulness: 119.238821
#2 ag1980tbc1
Colorfulness: 83.357308
#3 ag1980tbc0
Colorfulness: 82.871965
#4 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On
Colorfulness: 82.671683
#5 mitsutbc0
Colorfulness: 82.173478
#6 mitsutbc1
Colorfulness: 82.122644
#7 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off
Colorfulness: 81.964693
#8 ds555tbc0_dnrOff
Colorfulness: 81.138399
#9 ds555tbc1_dnrOff
Colorfulness: 76.191110
#10 ds555tbc1_dnrOn
Colorfulness: 76.172616
Naturalness (higher = better) — Frame 370 (p90 in ag1980tbc1)
#1 ag1980tbc1
Naturalness: 0.139199
#2 mitsutbc1
Naturalness: -0.174326
#3 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On
Naturalness: -0.194940
#4 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off
Naturalness: -0.203073
#5 mitsutbc0
Naturalness: -0.272865
#6 ag1980tbc0
Naturalness: -0.273464
#7 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off
Naturalness: -0.357547
#8 ds555tbc1_dnrOn
Naturalness: -0.365837
#9 ds555tbc1_dnrOff
Naturalness: -0.446977
#10 ds555tbc0_dnrOff
Naturalness: -0.458178
Appendix: Sample Frames
Evenly-spaced frames from each clip for visual reference and decode verification. Click any image to enlarge.
ag1980tbc0
Frame 99
Frame 198
Frame 297
Frame 396
Frame 495
ag1980tbc1
Frame 99
Frame 198
Frame 297
Frame 396
Frame 495
ds555tbc0_dnrOff
Frame 99
Frame 198
Frame 297
Frame 396
Frame 495
ds555tbc1_dnrOff
Frame 99
Frame 198
Frame 297
Frame 396
Frame 495
ds555tbc1_dnrOn
Frame 99
Frame 198
Frame 297
Frame 396
Frame 495
jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off
Frame 99
Frame 198
Frame 297
Frame 396
Frame 495
jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On
Frame 99
Frame 198
Frame 297
Frame 396
Frame 495
jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off
Frame 98
Frame 197
Frame 296
Frame 394
Frame 493
mitsutbc0
Frame 99
Frame 198
Frame 297
Frame 396
Frame 495
mitsutbc1
Frame 99
Frame 198
Frame 297
Frame 396
Frame 495
#1 ds555tbc1_dnrOn — Sharpness: 0.005883 — Frame 163
#2 ds555tbc0_dnrOff — Sharpness: 0.005843 — Frame 163
#3 ds555tbc1_dnrOff — Sharpness: 0.005751 — Frame 163
#4 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On — Sharpness: 0.004488 — Frame 163
#5 mitsutbc1 — Sharpness: 0.004473 — Frame 163
#6 ag1980tbc0 — Sharpness: 0.004427 — Frame 163
#7 mitsutbc0 — Sharpness: 0.004329 — Frame 163
#8 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off — Sharpness: 0.004262 — Frame 163
#9 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off — Sharpness: 0.003360 — Frame 163
#10 ag1980tbc1 — Sharpness: 0.003002 — Frame 163
#1 ds555tbc0_dnrOff — Edge Strength: 0.261564 — Frame 177
#2 ds555tbc1_dnrOff — Edge Strength: 0.261527 — Frame 177
#3 ds555tbc1_dnrOn — Edge Strength: 0.252118 — Frame 177
#4 mitsutbc1 — Edge Strength: 0.246564 — Frame 177
#5 mitsutbc0 — Edge Strength: 0.244127 — Frame 177
#6 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off — Edge Strength: 0.242446 — Frame 177
#7 ag1980tbc0 — Edge Strength: 0.241471 — Frame 177
#8 ag1980tbc1 — Edge Strength: 0.237640 — Frame 177
#9 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On — Edge Strength: 0.230758 — Frame 177
#10 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off — Edge Strength: 0.210332 — Frame 177
#1 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off — Blocking: 1.075128 — Frame 223
#2 ag1980tbc1 — Blocking: 1.078689 — Frame 223
#3 ds555tbc0_dnrOff — Blocking: 1.091971 — Frame 223
#4 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On — Blocking: 1.099044 — Frame 223
#5 ag1980tbc0 — Blocking: 1.102936 — Frame 223
#6 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off — Blocking: 1.106340 — Frame 223
#7 mitsutbc1 — Blocking: 1.106828 — Frame 223
#8 mitsutbc0 — Blocking: 1.113942 — Frame 223
#9 ds555tbc1_dnrOff — Blocking: 1.144898 — Frame 223
#10 ds555tbc1_dnrOn — Blocking: 1.201654 — Frame 223
#1 mitsutbc1 — Detail: 0.003459 — Frame 198
#2 ds555tbc0_dnrOff — Detail: 0.003405 — Frame 198
#3 mitsutbc0 — Detail: 0.003394 — Frame 198
#4 ds555tbc1_dnrOff — Detail: 0.003327 — Frame 198
#5 ds555tbc1_dnrOn — Detail: 0.003197 — Frame 198
#6 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off — Detail: 0.003193 — Frame 198
#7 ag1980tbc1 — Detail: 0.003133 — Frame 198
#8 ag1980tbc0 — Detail: 0.002989 — Frame 198
#9 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On — Detail: 0.002897 — Frame 198
#10 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off — Detail: 0.002390 — Frame 198
#1 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off — Texture Q: 0.909414 — Frame 263
#2 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On — Texture Q: 0.905131 — Frame 263
#3 ag1980tbc1 — Texture Q: 0.898537 — Frame 263
#4 ds555tbc1_dnrOn — Texture Q: 0.883876 — Frame 263
#5 mitsutbc1 — Texture Q: 0.881430 — Frame 263
#6 ag1980tbc0 — Texture Q: 0.878564 — Frame 263
#7 mitsutbc0 — Texture Q: 0.872083 — Frame 263
#8 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off — Texture Q: 0.869183 — Frame 263
#9 ds555tbc1_dnrOff — Texture Q: 0.837165 — Frame 263
#10 ds555tbc0_dnrOff — Texture Q: 0.832308 — Frame 263
#1 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off — Ringing: 0.052495 — Frame 408
#2 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off — Ringing: 0.055977 — Frame 408
#3 mitsutbc1 — Ringing: 0.056128 — Frame 408
#4 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On — Ringing: 0.056576 — Frame 408
#5 mitsutbc0 — Ringing: 0.057540 — Frame 408
#6 ag1980tbc0 — Ringing: 0.058846 — Frame 408
#7 ag1980tbc1 — Ringing: 0.059822 — Frame 408
#8 ds555tbc0_dnrOff — Ringing: 0.060756 — Frame 408
#9 ds555tbc1_dnrOn — Ringing: 0.060964 — Frame 408
#10 ds555tbc1_dnrOff — Ringing: 0.062445 — Frame 408
#1 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off — Temporal: 0.063581 — Frame 137
#2 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off — Temporal: 0.064504 — Frame 137
#3 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On — Temporal: 0.069469 — Frame 137
#4 ds555tbc1_dnrOn — Temporal: 0.069748 — Frame 137
#5 ag1980tbc0 — Temporal: 0.069765 — Frame 137
#6 ag1980tbc1 — Temporal: 0.070500 — Frame 137
#7 mitsutbc1 — Temporal: 0.070780 — Frame 137
#8 mitsutbc0 — Temporal: 0.071312 — Frame 137
#9 ds555tbc0_dnrOff — Temporal: 0.074131 — Frame 137
#10 ds555tbc1_dnrOff — Temporal: 0.074420 — Frame 137
#1 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off — Colorfulness: 119.238821 — Frame 51
#2 ag1980tbc1 — Colorfulness: 83.357308 — Frame 51
#3 ag1980tbc0 — Colorfulness: 82.871965 — Frame 51
#4 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On — Colorfulness: 82.671683 — Frame 51
#5 mitsutbc0 — Colorfulness: 82.173478 — Frame 51
#6 mitsutbc1 — Colorfulness: 82.122644 — Frame 51
#7 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off — Colorfulness: 81.964693 — Frame 51
#8 ds555tbc0_dnrOff — Colorfulness: 81.138399 — Frame 51
#9 ds555tbc1_dnrOff — Colorfulness: 76.191110 — Frame 51
#10 ds555tbc1_dnrOn — Colorfulness: 76.172616 — Frame 51
#1 ag1980tbc1 — Naturalness: 0.139199 — Frame 370
#2 mitsutbc1 — Naturalness: -0.174326 — Frame 370
#3 jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On — Naturalness: -0.194940 — Frame 370
#4 jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off — Naturalness: -0.203073 — Frame 370
#5 mitsutbc0 — Naturalness: -0.272865 — Frame 370
#6 ag1980tbc0 — Naturalness: -0.273464 — Frame 370
#7 jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off — Naturalness: -0.357547 — Frame 370
#8 ds555tbc1_dnrOn — Naturalness: -0.365837 — Frame 370
#9 ds555tbc1_dnrOff — Naturalness: -0.446977 — Frame 370
#10 ds555tbc0_dnrOff — Naturalness: -0.458178 — Frame 370
ag1980tbc0 — Frame 99
ag1980tbc0 — Frame 198
ag1980tbc0 — Frame 297
ag1980tbc0 — Frame 396
ag1980tbc0 — Frame 495
ag1980tbc1 — Frame 99
ag1980tbc1 — Frame 198
ag1980tbc1 — Frame 297
ag1980tbc1 — Frame 396
ag1980tbc1 — Frame 495
ds555tbc0_dnrOff — Frame 99
ds555tbc0_dnrOff — Frame 198
ds555tbc0_dnrOff — Frame 297
ds555tbc0_dnrOff — Frame 396
ds555tbc0_dnrOff — Frame 495
ds555tbc1_dnrOff — Frame 99
ds555tbc1_dnrOff — Frame 198
ds555tbc1_dnrOff — Frame 297
ds555tbc1_dnrOff — Frame 396
ds555tbc1_dnrOff — Frame 495
ds555tbc1_dnrOn — Frame 99
ds555tbc1_dnrOn — Frame 198
ds555tbc1_dnrOn — Frame 297
ds555tbc1_dnrOn — Frame 396
ds555tbc1_dnrOn — Frame 495
jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off — Frame 99
jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off — Frame 198
jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off — Frame 297
jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off — Frame 396
jvctbc0_pcEdit_r3Off — Frame 495
jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On — Frame 99
jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On — Frame 198
jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On — Frame 297
jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On — Frame 396
jvctbc1_pcAuto_r3On — Frame 495
jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off — Frame 98
jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off — Frame 197
jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off — Frame 296
jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off — Frame 394
jvctbc1_pcEdit_r3Off — Frame 493
mitsutbc0 — Frame 99
mitsutbc0 — Frame 198
mitsutbc0 — Frame 297
mitsutbc0 — Frame 396
mitsutbc0 — Frame 495
mitsutbc1 — Frame 99
mitsutbc1 — Frame 198
mitsutbc1 — Frame 297
mitsutbc1 — Frame 396
mitsutbc1 — Frame 495